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GREENSBORO, GA - Paul Johnson and Jon Barry of Georgia Tech successfully defended their Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge championship Tuesday with a one stroke victory over the field to take home the $125,000 first-place scholarship prize.

South Carolina's duo of Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe, who won this event in 2008 and 2009,  finished in a tie for 8th place and took home $20,000 in scholarship winnings.  Clemson's Dabo Swinney and Steve Fuller shot 1-under par (tie for 14th) to win $15,000. 

Final official results from the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge including scholarship winnings:

PLACE:                  TEAM                                                                                    SCORE:                 WINNINGS:

1^st Place               Georgia Tech (Paul Johnson, Jon Barry)                 -10                          $125,000

2^nd Place (T)        Florida State (Jimbo Fisher, Terrell Buckley)       -9                            $55,000

                                Maryland (Randy Edsall, Stan Gelbaugh)                              -9                            $55,000

4^th Place (T)        Miss. State (Dan Mullen, Fred McCrary)                                -8                            $35,000

                                Virginia Tech (Frank Beamer, Dell Curry)                              -8                            $35,000

6^th Place (T)        Ohio State (Urban Meyer, Jeff Logan)                    -7                            $25,000

                                Alabama (Nick Saban, Johnny Musso)                    -7                            $25,000

8^th Place (T)        Tennessee (Derek Dooley, Stanley Morgan)       -6                            $20,000

                                Ole Miss (Hugh Freeze, Sean Tuohy)                      -6                            $20,000

                                South Carolina (Steve Spurrier, Sterling Sharpe)               -6                            $20,000

                                Miami (Al Golden, Gino Torretta)                            -6                            $20,000

                                North Carolina (Larry Fedora, Roy Williams)       -6                            $20,000

13th Place           Wake Forest (Jim Grobe, Riley Skinner)                                -5                            $15,000

14^th Place (T)      Clemson (Dabo Swinney, Steve Fuller)                  -1                            $15,000

14^th Place             NC State (Tom O’Brien, Tom Gugliotta)                 -1                            $15,000

Skills Competitions (From Monday):

Long Drive (Coach Div.)                 Al Golden, Miami                            303 yards             $5,000

Long Drive (Celeb. Div.)                                Jon Barry, Georgia Tech                                308 yards             $5,000

Closest to the Pin (Coach Div.)  Urban Meyer, Ohio State             2 ft.                        $5,000

Closest to the Pin (Celeb Div.)   Fred McCrary, Miss. State            5 ft.                        $5,000

In addition to the $520,000 scholarship purse, another $243,000 was generated for charitable organizations.

Past Champions:

Year:    Team:                                                                          Score:  Margin:

2012     Georgia Tech (Paul Johnson / Jon Barry)              -10        1 stroke

2011     Georgia Tech (Paul Johnson / Jon Barry)              -11        3 strokes

2010     Florida State (Jimbo Fisher / Terrell Buckley)                    - 7        1 stroke

2009     South Carolina (Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe)  -12        1 (Playoff)

2008     South Carolina (Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe)  -12        5 strokes

2007     Virginia Tech (Frank Beamer / Dell Curry)             -10        1 stroke